keen about

keen about
or[on] {adj. phr.} Very enthusiastic about someone or something. * /It is well known that Queen Elizabeth is keen on horses./

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  • keen\ about — • keen about • keen on adj. phr. Very enthusiastic about someone or something. It is well known that Queen Elizabeth is keen on horses …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keen about — or[on] {adj. phr.} Very enthusiastic about someone or something. * /It is well known that Queen Elizabeth is keen on horses./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keen\ on — • keen about • keen on adj. phr. Very enthusiastic about someone or something. It is well known that Queen Elizabeth is keen on horses …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keen´er — keen1 «keen», adjective. 1. so shaped as to cut well: »a keen blade. 2. sharp; cutting; piercing; intense: »a keen wind, keen hunger, keen pain, Figurative. keen wit. SYNO …   Useful english dictionary

  • keen´ness — keen1 «keen», adjective. 1. so shaped as to cut well: »a keen blade. 2. sharp; cutting; piercing; intense: »a keen wind, keen hunger, keen pain, Figurative. keen wit. SYNO …   Useful english dictionary

  • keen´ly — keen1 «keen», adjective. 1. so shaped as to cut well: »a keen blade. 2. sharp; cutting; piercing; intense: »a keen wind, keen hunger, keen pain, Figurative. keen wit. SYNO …   Useful english dictionary

  • Keen Footwear — is an American shoe company that was founded in 2003 by Martin Keen and Rory Fuerst. Their shoes are now available in more than a thousand retail locations in the United States, and are distributed worldwide.cite news | url =… …   Wikipedia

  • keen — keen1 [kēn] adj. [ME kene < OE cene, wise, learned, akin to Ger kühn, bold < IE base * ĝen , to KNOW: the principal senses spring from the basic notion “capable”] 1. having a sharp edge or point; that can cut well [a keen knife, a keen… …   English World dictionary

  • keen on — (informal) 1. Devoted to 2. Fond of 3. Very interested in, esp romantically or sexually 4. Very desirous of • • • Main Entry: ↑keen * * * keen on 1 : very excited about and interested in (something) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Keen Communications — Founded 2007 Country of origin United States Headquarters location Birmingham, Alabama Distribution Publishers Group West Publication types Books …   Wikipedia

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